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safe mode always on
Name: glenn Date: February 2, 2001 at 09:06:50 Pacific
Comment:
my windows 98 boots up in safe mode without promt. How do I prevent this from happening
Name: Tracey Date: February 2, 2001 at 10:59:48 Pacific
Reply:
What hardware or software have you added lately? How lone has this been happening? Usaully this happens because a driver is conflicting and will not start in normal mode.
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Response Number 2
Name: |||| Date: February 2, 2001 at 11:00:19 Pacific
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